DRPA to consider upgrades for PATCO tunnels

12:27 AM,
Nov. 21, 2012

PATCO tunnels could see more than $1.5 million in security upgrades.

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The operator of the PATCO Hi-Speedline is considering more than $1.5 million in security upgrades for the rail system's tunnels.

Commissioners of the Delaware River Port Authority today are to consider paying more than $1 million for a network of infrared cameras, which would detect the body heat of an intruder moving through a dark or dimly lit tunnel.

The cameras are expected to provide "greater visibility in vulnerable areas in the PATCO tunnel system," according to the DRPA. ...